T (E) 5A: Student Learning Teams
5B: English Workshop, Chapter Review (pp. 99-100); reading time
HW: Continue to revise your personal stories
W (F) 5A: English Workshop, Chapter Review (pp. 99-100); reading time; 5B: Student Learning Teams
HW: Continue to revise your personal stories due tomorrow (note: if you have not had a chance to meet with me about your story, you can turn in your story on Monday)
Th (A) Personal Stories due; work in groups to review for English Workshop Quiz 1 on Chapter 9; reading time
HW: Study for grammar quiz, English Workshop, Chapter 9: The Sentence
Practice:
"The path of love and the path of insight lead to the same garden."
-- Abu Abdullah Al-Harith Al-Muhasibi
F (B) English Workshop Quiz;reading time HW: Independent Reading
Voiceover (for narration)
Dialogue (actually conversation spoken by the "characters" of the story)
Sound
Stage directions (tone of voice, etc.)
2, Divide your into scenes. Number them. Describe the visual image you will "attach" to each scene (each one is a slide).
3. Write an intro (title, name, introduction and background if needed) and outro (final reflection, goodbye)
4. Retype your script to include all of these elements as a continuous piece. Identify in italics the "stage directions" for each scene. These include the sounds, music, and visual displays. Include other suggestions for how spoken elements should be delivered or presented in italics throughout the spoken dialogue and voice-overs.
HW: Prepare and post team reports for Student Learning Teams
W (E) 5A: Student Learning Teams; 5B: Wordskills, Unit 4
HW: Wordskills, Unit 4 (Review of Units 1-3)
Searching for Copyright-free Images: Compfight (note: be sure to click the buttons on the left for "safe" and "Creative Commons" filters) Behold Creative Commons Search
Save this information about each photo for your credits:
Photograph title, photographer, date, url
Th (F) 5A: Review Wordskills, Unit 4; 5B: Student Learning Teams
HW: Study for Vocabulary Test (Units 1-4)
F (A) Cumulative Vocabulary Test (Units 1-4)
HW: Prepare completed script for your Digital Story; gather and prepare images Hint: Use 18 pt. font for your script and double space -- this will make things easier for you later as you prepare to record your voice-overs.
Images can come from copyright free or Creative Commons sources (be sure to save photographer, title of photo, date, and url for photo credits) or your own photos or drawings. All photos and apps for this project must be loaded onto a USB drive or onto the device you will use by Tuesday of next week. Please remember to turn in your permissions forms on Monday!
Week 9:
M (B) Planning your digital story: the storyboard
Digital Storyboard Templates Template 1 Template 2 Template 3
HW: Complete storyboard; bring devices (loaded with apps and images) or usb to class -- all devices will be locked up in Ms. Davis's classroom throughout the day. If you have a headset or earbuds, you may want to bring them for use during this project.
T (C) Making your digital story: putting it all together
Format for photo credit/music credit:
Photograher/Songwriter Title of photo/song Date uploaded url Creative Commons License
APP Information StoryRobe ($.99): iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone StoryKit (free): iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone VoiceThread (free; can use teacher account): laptop, iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, Android, Animoto: (free; can use class account): iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, Google; laptop iMovie ($4.99, advanced users): iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone Xtranormal (private class account will be created): laptop Screenchomp (free): iPad Educreations (free): iPad
HW: Independent reading; please bring your eabuds/headphones, usb headset or mic (if you have one) -- otherwise, we will have to share
W (D) Making your digital story: voice and sound
HW: Independent reading
Th (E) 5A: Student Learning Teams; 5B: Making your digital story: final editing; send digital stories to sdavis@stmes.org or upload to TeacherTube channel
HW: Independent reading
F (F) 5A: Making your digital story: final editing; send/share digital stories to sdavis@stmes.org or upload to TeacherTube channel; 5B: Student Learning Teams
HW: Independent Reading -- be prepared to report on your 3rd quarter independent reading (2-3 books) after Spring Break
T (E) 5A: Student Learning Teams
5B: English Workshop, Chapter Review (pp. 99-100); reading time
HW: Continue to revise your personal stories
W (F) 5A: English Workshop, Chapter Review (pp. 99-100); reading time; 5B: Student Learning Teams
HW: Continue to revise your personal stories due tomorrow (note: if you have not had a chance to meet with me about your story, you can turn in your story on Monday)
Th (A) Personal Stories due; work in groups to review for English Workshop Quiz 1 on Chapter 9; reading time
HW: Study for grammar quiz, English Workshop, Chapter 9: The Sentence
Practice:
"The path of love and the path of insight lead to the same garden."
-- Abu Abdullah Al-Harith Al-Muhasibi
F (B) English Workshop Quiz; reading time
HW: Independent Reading
Week 8
M (C) Introduction to Digital Storytelling Tools; reading time
Digital Stories
= Stories + Images + Voice
5th-Grade Sample
http://www.dtc.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/auntpatty_t1.mov
HW: Independent Reading
T (D) Planning your digital story: the script
Digital Storytelling Site: Write a Script
1. Mark up your story looking for the following elements. Mark each with a different color highlighter.
Voiceover (for narration)
Dialogue (actually conversation spoken by the "characters" of the story)
Sound
Stage directions (tone of voice, etc.)
2, Divide your into scenes. Number them. Describe the visual image you will "attach" to each scene (each one is a slide).
3. Write an intro (title, name, introduction and background if needed) and outro (final reflection, goodbye)
4. Retype your script to include all of these elements as a continuous piece. Identify in italics the "stage directions" for each scene. These include the sounds, music, and visual displays. Include other suggestions for how spoken elements should be delivered or presented in italics throughout the spoken dialogue and voice-overs.
HW: Prepare and post team reports for Student Learning Teams
W (E) 5A: Student Learning Teams; 5B: Wordskills, Unit 4
HW: Wordskills, Unit 4 (Review of Units 1-3)
Tuckman's Stages of Group Development
Searching for Copyright-free Images:
Compfight (note: be sure to click the buttons on the left for "safe" and "Creative Commons" filters)
Behold
Creative Commons Search
Save this information about each photo for your credits:
Photograph title, photographer, date, url
Th (F) 5A: Review Wordskills, Unit 4; 5B: Student Learning Teams
HW: Study for Vocabulary Test (Units 1-4)
F (A) Cumulative Vocabulary Test (Units 1-4)
HW: Prepare completed script for your Digital Story; gather and prepare images
Hint: Use 18 pt. font for your script and double space -- this will make things easier for you later as you prepare to record your voice-overs.
Images can come from copyright free or Creative Commons sources (be sure to save photographer, title of photo, date, and url for photo credits) or your own photos or drawings. All photos and apps for this project must be loaded onto a USB drive or onto the device you will use by Tuesday of next week. Please remember to turn in your permissions forms on Monday!
Week 9:
M (B) Planning your digital story: the storyboard
Digital Storyboard Templates
Template 1
Template 2
Template 3
HW: Complete storyboard; bring devices (loaded with apps and images) or usb to class -- all devices will be locked up in Ms. Davis's classroom throughout the day. If you have a headset or earbuds, you may want to bring them for use during this project.
T (C) Making your digital story: putting it all together
Format for photo credit/music credit:
Photograher/Songwriter
Title of photo/song
Date uploaded
url
Creative Commons License
APP Information
StoryRobe ($.99): iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone
StoryKit (free): iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone
VoiceThread (free; can use teacher account): laptop, iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, Android,
Animoto: (free; can use class account): iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, Google; laptop
iMovie ($4.99, advanced users): iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone
Xtranormal (private class account will be created): laptop
Screenchomp (free): iPad
Educreations (free): iPad
Top 10 Apps for Digital Storytelling
HW: Independent reading; please bring your eabuds/headphones, usb headset or mic (if you have one) -- otherwise, we will have to share
W (D) Making your digital story: voice and sound
HW: Independent reading
Th (E) 5A: Student Learning Teams; 5B: Making your digital story: final editing; send digital stories to sdavis@stmes.org or upload to TeacherTube channel
HW: Independent reading
F (F) 5A: Making your digital story: final editing; send/share digital stories to sdavis@stmes.org or upload to TeacherTube channel; 5B: Student Learning Teams
HW: Independent Reading -- be prepared to report on your 3rd quarter independent reading (2-3 books) after Spring Break